1.) What are the methods of inquiry and how are they used in criminal investigations? In Criminal Investigations‚ the authors state that there are two broad categories of inquiry – those that reconstruct the past and those that discover or create new knowledge. I believe a competent investigator clearly understands these methods to‚ in essence‚ be a single method with several steps‚ per say. It is necessary for an investigator to‚ similar to a historian‚ visit the past with the intent of gathering
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especially when it comes to the field of criminal justice. Research is really about the generation of information that is both accurate and objective for the purpose of guiding decision making. Without research‚ we have no knowledge about crime: What it is‚ where it happens‚ how it happens‚ and why it happens (Vito‚ Tewksbury‚ & Kunselman‚ 2008‚ p. 3). Through researching and using the scientific methods of inquiry‚ problems facing those in the criminal justice field can be solved or issues relating
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Week 5 Individual Work Stacy Grice Everest University CJE 1600-12 Criminal Investigations Professor Stevie Hayes August 16‚ 2013 There is a big difference between an interview and an interrogation. The main purpose of an interview is to obtain information and should be done in a location where the person being interviewed is mentally and emotionally relaxed. Most of the time someone would be interviewed in their home or a park‚ where they would feel relaxed. Most of the time you interview
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Criminal Investigation Research Paper Crime Scene Investigator Crime Scene Investigator POSITION A crime scene investigator is responsible for multipart crime scene investigations‚ evaluation of the crime scene‚ various types of equipment along with developing‚ securing‚ and packaging physical evidence for scientific evaluation and comparison (U.S. Department‚ 2007). Detailed reports on the observations and activities at the scene next to testimonies in court regarding the findings and
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University of Malta Institute of Forensic Studies B.A Criminology 3rd Year 2008 Credit: FRS 3008 Criminal Investigation Lecturer: Mr. John Charles Ellul Fingerprint Evidence Contents • Introduction • History of Fingerprint Evidence • Fingerprint Evidence • Strengths and Weaknesses of Fingerprint Evidence • Case Study involving
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11:10-12:30 Criminal Investigations In criminal investigations there are many aspects throughout the field that are very interesting. Some aspects are crime scene investigation‚ getting witnesses‚ taking and handling of evidence‚ investigative sources‚ legal aspects‚ interview and interrogating and case management. My favorite aspect of criminal investigating is taking and handing of the evidence and interviewing and interrogating. Today new and improved tools and techniques in the criminal investigation
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AP PSYCHOLOGY CASE STUDY 5: GREEN RIVER KILLER I. DISCOVERY OF THE CRIMINAL On August 15‚ 1982‚ Robert Ainsworth stepped into his rubber raft and began his descent south down the Green River toward the outer edge of Seattle’s city limits. It was a trip he had made on many occasions. As he drifted slowly downstream‚ he noticed a middle-aged balding man standing by the riverbank and a second‚ younger man sitting in a nearby pickup truck. Ainsworth assumed that the men were out for a day’s
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The Narrative Method of Inquiry Second candidacy essay Richard Giovannoli‚ M.A. 2 1. Introduction The purpose of this essay is to lead the reader to a fuller understanding of the narrative inquiry approach to research—what it is; what unique perspectives it provides; and how it is carried out. This essay will explore some of the controversies surrounding this and other forms of qualitative research methodology—especially in the areas of significance‚ validity and reliability—and present
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Doreen Garber Week 6 The first and most important step in any crime scene investigation is to secure the scene. It sounds easier than it really is. The scene includes possible witnesses‚ victims and suspects. Securing the scene includes keeping unauthorized personnel from walking through the scene. The most common contamination results from police‚ ems‚ victims and witnesses. The best thing that can happen to a crime scene once it has been secured is nothing. Once the scene has been secured
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The principle’s to a criminal investigation The principle’s to a criminal investigation prof. gloria reeves | Unit 9 Assignment prof. gloria reeves | Unit 9 Assignment By: kendra kelley CM107-COLLEGE COMPOSTION By: kendra kelley CM107-COLLEGE COMPOSTION 2012 2012 A student of criminal investigation needs to know and understand the four main principles of any criminal investigation. The student of criminal investigation also need to know how and when to apply the principles. The principles
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